BJ Baldwin's Latest Off-Roader Is a Wild Vintage British Military 6x6

The fact that BJ Baldwin can drive through anything is a given. But this time, he wasn't using his trophy truck to scrape off a few layers of the planet. Instead, he got a real antique straight out of the Regiment's fleet.

Toyo Tires wants to sell you a whole lot of their new Open Country rubber, and in order to do that, they got themselves a Ferret Scout. These armored wonders were built by Daimler in England from 1952 'til 1971, first powered by Rolls-Royce's short-stroke inline-sixes. Later models got a serious power boost courtesy of the upgraded 4-liter six from a Vanden Plas Princess 4-litre R, but in BJ's case, that 175-horsepower engine wasn't going to cut it.

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That's why Action Vehicle Engineering fitted this 1959 Ferret with an LS V8, adding two extra wheels to the middle, which can be engaged via hydraulic motors. King Shocks gave "The Ferret" more suspension travel, while the Scout's turret was converted to a launcher with a grappling hook attached to a winch cable. I guess that's more for show than go, but you can bet that Vin Diesel is still jealous right now. The Fast & Furious family only has Ripsaws.